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Christmas Day Weather for Columbia - 1887 to Present

Has it ever snowed on Christmas Day? First time, Second time.
When was the warmest Christmas Day? 
When was the coldest Christmas Day? 
When was the wettest Christmas Day?
Year
High Temperature
Low Temperature
Rain
Comments
1887
 45
37
0.02
 
1888
 66
34
0.00
 
1889
 72
51
0.00
 
1890
 51
40
Trace
 
1891
 68
46
0.00
 
1892
 53
28
0.00
2.0 " snow Dec 27
1893
 70
48
0.00
 
1894
 67
41
0.00
1.3 "snow Dec 28, 0.3" Dec 30, 5.0" Dec 31
1895
 72
46
0.00
 
1896
 40
23
0.00
 
1897
 34
28
0.00
 
1898
 43
41
0.00
 
1899
 50
41
Trace
Trace snow Dec 28, 0.4" snow Dec 31, 0.6" snow New Years Day Jan 1, 1900
1900
 56
34
0.00
 
1901
 69
48
0.01
1.5" snow Dec 19, Rained each day Dec 23 through Dec 30 (total rainfall 3.41", 1.95" on Dec 28)
1902
 51
32
0.00
 
1903
 61
51
0.79
 
1904
 68
54
0.00
 
1905
 53
29
0.00
 
1906
 37
17
0.00
 
1907
 56
33
0.00
 
1908
 63
46
0.00
 
1909
 49
34
0.40
Trace snow Dec 20
1910
 46
27
0.00
 
1911
 50
45
0.02
Rained each day Dec 20 through Dec 27
1912
 52
27
0.00
 
1913
 56
41
0.52
Trace snow Dec 31, trace snow New Years Day Jan 1 1914
1914
 47
36
0.75
 
1915
 70
38
Trace
Trace snow Dec 20
1916
 63
47
0.00
 
1917
 64
40
0.23
0.7" snow Dec 29, 1.2" snow Dec 31
1918
 58
38
0.00
 
1919
 48
28
0.00
 
1920
 45
28
0.00
 
1921
 64
44
0.02
 
1922
 67
44
0.00
 
1923
 54
33
0.00
 
1924
 56
35
0.02
Trace snow Christmas Day, Rained 2.69" Dec 24, rained 1.83" Dec 30
1925
 52
38
0.00
 
1926
 76
44
0.01
Trace snow Dec 30
1927
 45
32
0.00
 
1928
 55
35
0.00
 
1929
 50
24
0.00
Trace snow Dec 22
1930
 43
28
0.00
 
1931
 65
47
0.00
 
1932
 74
65
0.26
Rained each day Dec 25 through Dec 31 (total rainfall 1.13") Warmest average temperature (69.5 degrees
1933
 72
51
0.18
 
1934
 69
44
0.00
 
1935
 41
25
0.00
4.0" snow Dec 22, Trace snow Dec 28, 0.4" snow Dec 29
1936
 68
35
0.00
 
1937
 59
40
0.00
 
1938
 57
35
0.00
 
1939
 54
28
0.00
Trace snow New Years Day Jan 1, 1940
1940
 59
50
0.28
 
1941
 59
37
0.86
 
1942
 53
37
0.15
Rained each day Dec 25 through Dec 30
1943
 38
28
0.00
 
1944
 69
40
0.00
 
1945
 55
33
1.64
Heaviest rain on Christmas Day. rained each day Dec 27 through Dec 31
1946
 59
40
0.00
 
1947
 38
34
0.81
 
1948
 39
32
0.34
 
1949
 48
35
Trace
 
1950
 58
37
0.00
0.2" Sleet Dec 28, rained each day Dec 26 through Dec 31
1951
 61
33
0.00
High temperature New Years Day Jan 1 1952 - 79 degrees
1952
 56
44
0.27
 
1953
 40
27
0.50
 
1954
 53
29
0.00
 
1955
 79
52
0.00
Record high temperature for Christmas Day
1956
 52
31
0.00
 
1957
 59
42
0.19
 
1958
 46
26
0.00
 
1959
 57
36
0.01
Trace snow Dec 21, trace snow New Years Day Jan 1 1960
1960
 58
23
0.00
 
1961
 48
24
0.00
 
1962
 37
32
0.26
 
1963
 56
25
0.00
 
1964
 71
59
0.35
Rained 2.86" Dec 26 - heaviest daily rainfall over holidays
1965
 64
40
0.16
 
1966
 47
20
0.00
Trace snow Dec 30
1967
 54
26
0.00
 
1968
 47
24
0.00
 
1969
 42
27
0.75
Trace snow Dec 26
1970
 51
30
0.02
Trace snow Dec 31
1971
 66
36
0.00
 
1972
 55
39
0.56
Rained each day Dec 20 through Dec 25 (total rainfall 2.16")
1973
 64
47
0.09
Rained 2.04" on New Years Day Jan 1 1974
1974
 76
53
0.07
New Years Day Jan 1 1975 high temperature 75 degrees
1975
 59
38
0.23
 
1976
 55
24
0.82
 
1977
 63
38
0.85
End record 6 rainy Christmas Days in a row
1978
 59
33
0.00
New Years day Jan 1 1979 high temperature 74 degrees
1979
 51
40
0.00
 
1980
 49
22
0.00
Trace snow Dec 26, 0.3" snow Dec 27
1981
 49
40
1.17
Trace snow Dec 21, Rained total 5.36" between Dec 21 and Dec 31
1982
 77
45
0.00
 
1983
 25
7
0.00
Record low temperature, coldest average temperature (16 degrees)
1984
 74
54
0.00
New Years day Jan 1 1985 high temperature 80 degrees
1985
 48
21
0.00
 
1986
 59
45
0.00
 
1987
 70
62
0.04
 
1988
 67
36
0.00
Christmas Eve high temperature 75 degrees
1989
 44
20
0.00
 
1990
 45
27
0.00
Rain from Dec 18th-31st except on the 25th,26th.
1991
 58
30
0.00
Rain each day except Christmas from Dec 22nd-29th
1992
 50
27
0.00
Rain each day except Christmas from Dec 20th-31st. Total rain 2.3 inches. New Years Day Jan 1st 1993...high temperature 74 degrees.
1993
 49
29
0.01
Trace of Snow and Sleet on Dec 22nd and 2.3 inches of Snow on Dec 23rd.
1994
 55
36
0.00
Rain each day from Dec 21st-23rd. 2.6 inches of rain fell on the 23rd...total of 5.02 inches fell through the period.
1995
 47
19
0.00
 
1996
 53
28
0.00
Christmas Eve high temperature 75 degrees along with 0.70 inches of rain. Dec 31st, New Year's Eve...high temperature 79 degrees.
1997
 65
47
0.00
Rain from Dec 21st-30th except for Christmas Day. 1.65 inches fell on Christmas Eve...rain total 3.39 inches through the period. A trace of Snow fell on the 30th.
1998
 40
35
0.30
Rain from Dec 22nd-26th. A trace of Snow fell Christmas Eve and light freezing rain fell on the 26th.
1999
 39
23
0.00
 
2000
 41
22
0.00
Sleet reported Dec 28th
2001
 46
28
0.00
 
2002
 48
33
0.02
Christmas Eve thunderstorm produced 38 mph winds and a total of 1.54 inches of rain.
2003
48
27
0.00
 
2004
39
33
T
Trace of sleet fell late Christmas evening. On Dec 26th, a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell.

 


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